Policy Evaluation & Research Unit @mmuperu.bsky.social Research & evaluation on criminal justice, social innovation, education, youth wellbeing, poverty, work, housing & homelessness. Working in UK & EU. #MMUPERU
mmuperu.co.uk
Located at Manchester Metropolitan University
Sue and Dr Jen Blackwell BEM FRSA @theblackwells.bsky.social Spreading joy and impact of inclusion by inspiring #TheArtofthePossible. Leading the crusade for social change and equality of opportunity. Keynote Speaker, Writer #IntellectualDisabilities #SocialJustice
https://blackwells.biz
Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social Green Party member of the UK House of Lords. Party leader 2012-2016.
There are enough resources on this planet to look after people and nature, if we share fairly.
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16
@louie-lines.bsky.social @louie-lines.bsky.social 
Think Local Act Personal @tlap.bsky.social We’re a network of people and organisations working to make health and social care more personalised, so that everybody can live life their way. thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk
Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE @clentonf.bsky.social Professional Revolutionary,for Social Justice. I call it the 'invisible factor'4 overcoming fears & obstacles to living a life. #TLAP1 #DRUK#NDTI
#IMPACT
Keara O'Connor (she/her) @kearao.bsky.social Head of PMO at Think Local Act Personal #makingitreal
Often found in my campervan, baking sourdough or reading (or all 3) 👨🍳📖🚐🐕🐕
Learning Disability England @learningdiseng.bsky.social Learning Disability England is a movement for change. Our members are people with learning disabilities, families, & organisations. We work for human rights, equality & good lives.
https://www.learningdisabilityengland.org.uk/
Jess McGregor @jessmcp.bsky.social Social Care, ADASS, Camden
Re:State @re-state.bsky.social Formerly Reform think tank. Re:State is an independent, cross-party public services think tank. We don’t want to tweak, we want to transform.
Nick Sinclair @nicksinclair.bsky.social Programme Director @ Community Catalysts (Local Area Coordination and Innovators Learn) Interested in asset based working, leadership, community, inclusion & good lives for all. Proud dad of daughters. Trustee of Disability North.
Vicky Forfar (Self Advocate) @selfadvocate24.bsky.social 1 of 6 unpaid directors, Zumba Instructor, Joint Lead on Self Advocacy and 2024 Joint Outstanding Northwest Leader. All views are my own
Stay Up Late @gigbuddies.bsky.social A small but mighty charity calling for active social lives for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
Home of #GigBuddies, Nesta New Radical, the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, and the #NoBedtimes #OurRightToParty campaigns.
Sarah Holmes @sarahjh78.bsky.social I’m passionate about inclusion and building a society with an economy that works for all. I talk and think a lot about Co-production, Health and Social Care, Learning Disability, Neurodiversity, Community, Citizenship and Kindness. Masters student @UoB
@lizleach.bsky.social @lizleach.bsky.social 
Rachael Litherland @rachaellitherland.bsky.social Co-director at Innovations in Dementia. Based in Exeter, originally from Lancashire. Developed the DEEP network, led #Dementia Enquirers. Books. Walking. Dogs. Hills. #ecfc
Simon Duffy @simonduffy.bsky.social Philosopher and social activist with interest in self-directed support, basic income, neighbourhood democracy, neighbourhood care and anything else that helps create a world where everyone matters (and chippy Northerner). https://citizen-network.org
Alf Collins @alfcollins.bsky.social Doctor, patient advocate, Trustee Patients Association, Picker Institute. Person centred, high value care, shared decision making, support for self management. Ex Health Foundation, NHS England. Rugby, family, good food. Personal views
Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social DPH Sheffield Council.
President ADPHUK.
Barely active climber and below average cyclist. Fond of - 80s thrash metal.
Blog - https://gregfellpublichealth.wordpress.com/
Vic Rayner @vicrayner.bsky.social CEO of National Care Forum; Chair Care Provider Alliance; Chair of Global Ageing Network; Honorary Professor City St George’s University of London. Passionate about care, support and housing. Interested in pretty much everything! 
Nathan Jones @pixelatednathan.bsky.social Senior Policy and External Affairs Lead at the National Care Forum. ✝️. Views my own!
Karen Windle @profwindle.bsky.social Professor of Healthcare Research & Impact at the University of Ulster. Ageing, dementia, person-centred care, integrated care, health and care processes and policy. All views etc.
Debora Price @gerontologyuk.bsky.social Gerontologist: ageing and the lifecourse, wellbeing in later life, social policy for an ageing society. Especially pensions, social care, financing later life.
Also ❤️ @UKDataService.
University of Manchester @OfficialUoM.
Mary O’Toole @drawmycare.bsky.social Silo jumper, sibling #carer, Nana #LearningDisability #socialcare, #drawing as life skill for #communication #UniversalDesign, #Place-based-care #archives, #heritage, #history alt #care stories #CulturalHeritage No DMs
Gobby.io @gobbyio.bsky.social Qualitative surveys – discover attitudes, ideas, and lived experiences.
Experience the power of peer interaction with Gobby. Analyse overlapping experiences and ideas to uncover nuanced trends within interconnected communities.
https://gobby.io
Lesley Parkinson @re-think.bsky.social Author of 'Restorative Practice at Work'. Co-presenter 'Relational Practice' podcasts. Interests: education; behaviour; relationships; patient safety; NHS People Promise; Quality Improvement; culture; psychology.
www.restorativethinking.co.uk
Heather Bryant @hbcompass.bsky.social News and information for and with communities. Journalism person, writer, artist, photographer and maker. Co-founder of Tiny News Collective. Building carefully.org Writing at hbcompass.io Managing journalism.wtf She/her
Joe Sarling @joesarling.bsky.social Economist working in capital markets ▪ Big on placemaking, housing, regeneration, land policy ▪ Inspired by systems thinking and servant leadership ▪ FRSA
❤️ cycling & running in the Peak District & on Zwift 🚵🏻♂️🏃
Dementia CAN @dementiacan.bsky.social Open network starting with what matters to people and seeing where that takes us.
Dementia Change Action Netwok (DCAN)
Hosted within https://bsky.app/profile/tlap.bsky.social
Community Catalysts @commcats.bsky.social A social enterprise that creates opportunities for people to thrive in healthy, caring communities. Visit: https://www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/
shibs @drshibley.bsky.social #physician #dementia #delirium #disabled
Honorary Visiting Professor, School of Law and Social Justice
NHS practitioner health disability specialist
Personal views only
Phil Holmes @philholmes.bsky.social DASS in Doncaster. Public services especially local government, adult social care, culture & heritage, domestic abuse, homelessness.
The odd blog at https://publicserviceblogcasting.wordpress.com/
Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social Bradford based Social Worker. Blogger, co-author & podcaster of all things Social Work, Cats & Rocket Science.
Sometimes found hiding in Sweden. #LUFC #GAIS
Jonathan Senker @jonathansenker.bsky.social Chair of The Public Law Project, Non Exec Director at Southdown, Freelancer, cyclist, runner.
Rachel Kelso @rachelkelso.bsky.social Domiciliary care worker |
Founder, Homecare Voices http://homecarewg.org
Alex Fox @alexfoxshared.bsky.social CEO Community Catalysts CIC, Trustee AFG, NHS Assembly Member.
Author: Escaping the Invisible Asylum (Policy Press). www.communitycatalysts.co.uk; AlexFoxBlog.wordpress.com
Former: CEO, Shared Lives Plus & Vice Chair, Think Local Act Personal.
BrendanMartin @brendanfmartin.bsky.social Social entrepreneur working for organisations and services with Humanity at the Heart. www.publicworld.com
Hannah Scaife @hannahscaife.bsky.social Principal Social Worker for Adults
Views are my own
Tanya Moore @tanyamoore.bsky.social Social work geek. Principal Social Worker Essex Adult Social Care. Doctoral Supervisor, The Tavistock. Xodus.
Mithran Samuel @mithransamuel.bsky.social Editor, communitycare.co.uk (social work/social care news and stuff)
@sarahblackmore.bsky.social @sarahblackmore.bsky.social Social worker. Adoptee. Exec Director @SocialWorkEng. Vice chair of @whocaresscot. Trustee of @younglivesvscancer Posts are my own views
Eleni Chambers @elenichambers.bsky.social Disabled researcher/activist. Inclusion, access, involvement and co-production (mainly, but also wildlife, gardening, music, modern art, photography...)
Works for different UK H&SC organisations, particularly likes Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs).
@rachpeac.bsky.social @rachpeac.bsky.social Social Care Charity CEO and Trustee. Lifelong Liverpool fan.
Paul Rackham @paulrackham.bsky.social Interested in all things community, social care and health. In that order.
A lot of experience in commissioning, mostly its limitations.
Now exploring the possibilities of doing things differently with a few providers
@lynromeo.bsky.social @lynromeo.bsky.social Social worker; board director; trustee ; visiting professor of social care KCL; social care leadership mentor
Julie Stanny @juestanny.bsky.social Passionate about inclusion & being human.
CEO of In Control, convenor of social care future, partner in policymaking.
Live in northern mini zoo with 1 dog 🐶, 2 cats🐈⬛️🐈 & a tortoise 🐢 
Kirsty Woodard (Staunton too!) @awocconsult.bsky.social Founder ageing without children, all things ageing and older people for last 30 years, currently in North Somerset working on improving ageing stuff
Layla Moran MP 🔶🕊️ @laylamoran.bsky.social Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon | Chair of the Health & Social Care Select Committee | Here because Musk ruined the ‘other (social) place’ | she/her | Promoted by the Lib Dems, Unit C5 Grange Court, Barton Lane, OX14 3NB
New Possibilities @annageyer-np.bsky.social A visual practitioner with purpose. Enabling people to have their voice seen and heard by capturing important conversations in a visually engaging way.
Gill Phillips @whoseshoes.bsky.social 🍋Catalyst for change in health care ++ Creator of Whose Shoes? approach to coproduction, helping people work together to improve lives. https://padlet.com/WhoseShoes/overview
#HSJ100 Wild Card ♥️♦️♠️♣️
Host of ‘Wild Card - Whose Shoes?’ podcast @WildCardWS 🎤
@scie.org.uk @scie.org.uk SCIE improves the lives of people of all ages by co-producing, sharing, and supporting the use of the best available knowledge and evidence about what works in practice.
C-Change Scotland @cchangescotland.bsky.social Human Rights Defenders.
We are a not for profit in Scotland supporting good lives.
Camille Oung @camille-oung.bsky.social Fellow @NuffieldTrust - mostly musing about social care & health policy
KeyRing @keyringliving.bsky.social Support that connects, builds independence and challenges you to do even more.
Life is about more than a support provider it's about living.
Jennifer P @jenp46.bsky.social Works for Think Local Act Personal
On National Coproduction Advisory Group
Expert by Experience for CQC
Ali Gunn @aligunn.bsky.social Director of Engagement and Development for @unitedresponse.bsky.social. Chair of the Government’s Disability Unit North West’s Regional Stakeholder Network. Campaigning for a better future for social care.
Shared Lives Plus @sharedlivesplus.bsky.social The UK charity for supportive shared living - #SharedLives and
#Homeshare
We're no longer active here. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
@sarahmaguire30.bsky.social @sarahmaguire30.bsky.social 
@sallyburton.bsky.social @sallyburton.bsky.social 
@sburslem.bsky.social @sburslem.bsky.social 
Michael Graham (he/him) @michaelgraham.bsky.social Social worker doing practice quality assurance at @hertscc.bsky.social . Doctoral candidate at The Tavistock & Portman 🧑🏻🎓 researching social justice. Visiting Lecturer. Dyslexic 🧠 Moomin fanatic 💙 Podcast addict 🎧 @Unison.org.uk ✊🏻 member
Liz Jones @ncfliz.bsky.social Policy Director at The National Care Forum. Believe in the power of not for profit care, support and housing. Interested in lots of things! 
United Response @unitedresponse.bsky.social We're a charity that supports people with learning disabilities, mental and physical support needs to live their lives to the full. We’re not monitoring messages here at the moment - please reach us on our other channels. 💙
Community Integrated Care @comintcare.bsky.social We're one of the UK's largest social care charities, supporting people with care and support needs to live the best lives possible.
📎 https://www.communityintegratedcare.co.uk/
Jane Minter @janeminter.bsky.social 💛💙 Interests housing, care, #ageing, #ageism news, politics. Love art, photos and the stars. Live with the lovely Tim. European. Gone rural. Listen more than pronounce
Melanie Henwood @melanie-henwood.bsky.social UK Social policy research analyst for past 40+ years; self-employed; family carer; animal lover; former private pilot, erratic equestrian, Springsteen follower and village dweller.
Richard Humphries @richardhumphries.bsky.social Social care & health geek. Herefordshire & London. Author ‘Ending the Social Care Crisis - a new road to reform’. Wolves supporter.
Lisa Hopkins @lisahopkins01.bsky.social Very proud to be CEO at SeeAbility, Trustee at Learning Disability England, Trustee at the Kite Academy Trust and Trustee at WCSM Charity. Fellow at the RSA. Oh-- and proud Mum to Henry and Theo!
Nicola Payne @nicolapayne21.bsky.social @MeetMacIntyre passionate about #Dementia #Health #CoProduction #SocialCare & supporting people with #LearningDisabilities #Autism to live meaningful and happy lives loves to connect with others @macintyrehealth #teamworkmakesthedreamwork 💜
Scott watkin @mrscottwatkin.bsky.social Head of Engagement @seeability trustee for treloars board member for ndti and representative body for paid supporters I also have my own consultancy work
Together All Are Able @toaaa2011.bsky.social We are a Community Interest Company focusing on Self Advocacy
@oonaghsmyth.bsky.social @oonaghsmyth.bsky.social 
Mind @mind.org.uk Fighting for mental health – for support, for respect, for you ✊
Opening Doors @openingdoorsld.bsky.social A charity run by and for people with learning disbailities in Norfolk
Improving Adult Care Together (IMPACT) @impadultcare.bsky.social Official Bluesky page of IMPACT - the UK centre for implementing evidence in adult social care.
We work across the four nations, drawing from research, lived experience, and practice knowledge to make a difference to services and lives.
Steve Appleton @steveappleton.bsky.social Global non-profit CEO focused on mental health and disability - Global Leadership Exchange https://gle.world
Board Chair
Connector, knowledge sharer.
Traveller
Motorsport fan
Adnams devotee
IMPOWER Consulting @impower.bsky.social We help public service leaders to produce lasting, positive change in complex systems using the IMPOWER Index and our unique EDGEWORK® approach.
Theresa Knight @theresaknight.bsky.social External Comms Manager for care charity. Unit leader for Girlguiding Rangers. Dog owner. Mother to one daughter and one husband. Passionate about good, clear and understandable communications.
CASS @corpussocialsci.bsky.social ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science. Based at Lancaster University.
Claire Webster @clairetheqsw.bsky.social Practice Development Consultant @SCIE. MCA geek. Supporting organisations improve outcomes for people drawing on care & support. Work: Autism, Learning Disabilities, MHA & reform, MCA, Safeguarding, Co-Production, Integration
www.scie.org.uk
Views my own.
Cormac Russell @cormacrussell.bsky.social I animate communities & support professionals/orgs working in citizen space. Books include: The Connected Community, and Rekindlling Democracy. More here: https://www.nurturedevelopment.org/who-we-are/cormac-russell/
Melanie Williams @mel-williams.bsky.social ADASS President, Notts Director Adult Social Care, Mum, runner, mountain lover.
Alicia Wood @aliciawood.bsky.social Trainer, writer, consultant. Interested in art, human rights, learning disability, mental health and autism. Get in touch if you need brilliant online neuroaffirming autism training. Neurodivergent. Asturias, Spain.
Thomas Coombes @thehopeguy.eurosky.social I train people in hope-based communication.
Writing on https://hopebased.substack.com
@billrlove.bsky.social @billrlove.bsky.social 
Association of Mental Health Providers @assocmhp.bsky.social The only national representative body for mental health charities providing services in England and Wales. (AKA VCSE Sector / Not-for-Profit.)
www.amhp.org.uk
NDTi @ndtihello.bsky.social The National Development Team for Inclusion. Inspiring an inclusive society where people can live the life they choose.
David Foord @dgfoord.bsky.social Nursing & Quality Director at St Andrew’s Healthcare
Brian Frisby @brianfrisby.bsky.social Ex-Social Care Service Director. Trustee at Northamptonshire MIND & at KeyRing Living Support Networks. Motorhomer, traveller, Foxes fan 💙 #proudgranddad ❤️❤️
MacIntyre @meetmacintyre.bsky.social We're MacIntyre. We offer learning, support and care for children, young people and adults with learning disabilities and/or autism.
www.macintyrecharity.org
Autism Alliance UK @autismallianceuk.bsky.social Making a world where autistic people can thrive.
Through a strong sector, systemic change and a better understanding of autism.
Jenny Carter @carterjenny16.bsky.social 1 of the Unpaid Director for Together All Are Able and one of the leads for self advocacy in Wirral a member of NCAG and life time member of LDE and a member of the Liverpool City Region disability Panel views are my own
Ewan King @ewandking.bsky.social Chief Executive of Shared Lives Plus and Deputy Director of IMPACT. Passionate about social care and believe in its potential. #sharedlives #socialcare #homeshare #kdrama #mentalhealth https://sharedlivesplus.org.uk 
Aisling Duffy @aislingduffy.bsky.social Chief Executive of Certitude - a leading not for profit organisation supporting people with learning disabilities, mental health needs and autistic people. Views my own.
The Guardian @theguardian.com The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com
🇺🇸 Guardian US https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com
🇦🇺 Guardian Australia https://bsky.app/profile/australia.theguardian.com
Eve Holt @evefrancisholt.bsky.social #Manchester girl on #SocialJustice mission. Head of Policy & Implementation for GMCA & Mayor of GM. 🐝 Public policy, service & participation. System convening, navigation & change. Previously #GMMoving and Public Law Solicitor.
Child Poverty Action Group @cpaguk.bsky.social Child Poverty Action Group is the leading charity campaigning for an end to child poverty in the UK.
Jon Featonby @jonfeatonby.bsky.social I do refugee and asylum policy at the Refugee Council, so most likely a lot of the posts will be about that. 
Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social Director of Stand For All, freelance policy and comms specialist, posting predominately about immigration/asylum and trans/non-binary policy and rights, along with general rantings. (They/them). My views, no-one else would want them.